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UNITED STATES PAT-ENT'CFFEQE AXEL WASBERG AND WILLIAM W. DARROW, OFCHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNORS TO CAMEL COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ACORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

CORNER ENTRANCE IN HOUSE CARS.

Application filed Aprillfi, 1926.

This invention relates to a house car construction for railroad trainsand concerns itself primarily with an entrance and closures thereforwhereby automobiles, busses and trucks, with long chassis can be easilyloaded or unloaded under their own power from side platforms, and inwhich other bulky lading can also be easily loaded or unloaded.

It has been the common practice to provide such house cars with a pairof end doors which are respectively hinged to the outer parts of theends and which swing outwardly, whereby substantially the whole end ofthe car consists of a pair of doors. This construction materiallyweakens the car.

structure, and when the car is used for transporting such lading asdressed lumber or cold rolled shafting, or the like, the shuntng of thecars in transit often shifts the load endwise and projects the samethrough the weakened end door structure.

Moreover, it is also impossible to load such cars with vehicles fromside platforms. The usual practice in such cases is to spot a fiat carbetween two cars having end doors. The vehicles undertheir own powerwould then be run from the side platforms to the flat car, which servesas an intermediate platform from which the vehicles could be run Athrough the end doors and into the house cars. The use of a flat car forsuch a purpose and the labor and time required for spotting the sameinvolves an expensive pro cedure.

It is an object of this invention to provide a house car of suchconstruction that auto-.

mobiles and the like may be readily loaded under their own power from aside platform, thereby eliminating the use of a flat car.

It is a further object of this invention to provide an end structure forcars which may be partially opened, but which does not im pair theefiiciency of the car for transporting other lading than vehicles.

It is a still further object of this invention to construct house carsso that vehicles under their own power, may be run'into the car fromside platforms upon both sides of the car, and that the same may also berun into a second series of cars parallel to the first series, commonlyknown as gang loading.

It is a still further object of this invention to provide such loadingentrances without Serial No. 102,399.

interfering with the standard hand brake, rigging and ladder.

Some of these objects may be attained by providing a corner entrance inthe car and closing means therefor comprising a section forming a partof the end of the car, and a section forming a part of the side of thecar, which sections are securely anchored to the car to maintain a rigidend structure. More specifically these objects may be attained by makingthe sections as two separate doors which may be opened for the entranceof vehicles and which may be closed and firmly anchored in closedposition for constituting a part of the car wall.

Other objects may be attained by providing two diagonal corners of thecar with proper doors, especially when gang loading is contemplated.

Other objects and the attainments thereof will become more apparent inthe following description and disclosures.

This invention comprises the novel structure and combinationshereinafter described and more particularly pointed out and defined inthe appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate a preferred embodiment ofthis invention and in which similar reference numerals refer to similarfeatures in the difierent views:

Figure 1 is an end elevational view of a house car of the A. R. A. type,double sheathed type, embodying this invention.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary side elevational view of a house car embodyingthis invention.

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary hori- Zontal sectional View takenthrough the corner-structure of the car, embodying this invention.

Figure 4 is an enlarged fragmentary side elevational view illustratingthe locking arrangement for a portion of the removable closure for thecar.

Figure 5 is an enlarged sectional view taken upon the line VV of Figure3 with parts in elevation.

Figure 6 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view taken through thecorner structure of the door and looking upwards, illustrating certaininternal locking mechanism.

Figure 7 is a fragmentary side elevational view illustrating the gussetconnection between the end plate and side plate and the interlockingrelationship of the side plate and a movable part of the closure.

Figure 8 is a fragmentary elevatioiiial View with parts in elevationlooking from the inside of the car in the direction oi the end of thecar with the end door closed.

Figure 9 is a fragmentary top plan view illustrating a track and stoparrangement of a flush type of sliding door.

Figure 10 is an enlarged sectional view taken upon the line XX of Figure9, looking in the direction of the arrow.

Figure 11 is any enlarged sectional view taken substantially upon theline XIXI of Figure 9 looking in the direct-ion of the arrow, with doorclosed.

Figure 12 is an enlarged sectional view taken upon the line XIIXII ofFigure 9 looking in the direction of the arrow, the door being shownopen.

Figure 13 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical sectional view takenthrough the side plate and track of the car illustrating the mechanismfor operating the flush door in I and out of closed position.

Figure 1a is a fragmentary top plan view taken upon the line XIV-XIV ofFigure 13.

Figure 15 is a fragmentary horizontal sce tional view taken throughtheend of the car showing both the end and side door open andillustrating in dotted lines the manner of loading an automobile.

Figure 16 is a sectional diagrammatical View through the corner of acar, illustrating the manner in which the door opening may be varied.

Figure 17 is a diagrammatieal plan view illustrating the method ofloading automobiles, trucks, etc. from a side platform. into a train ofbox ears according to this invention.

Figure 18 is a diagrammatical plan view illustrating a method of grouploading both from a side platform and also from an island platformaccording to this invention.

In carrying out this invention, a house car is provided with one or morecorner en trances, and means are provided tor closing such entrance orentrance While this means may assume various forms, it is gen erallycharacterized by the fact that a poition of the means constitutes a partof the endof the car and another portion of said means constitutes apart of a side of the car.

In the present exemplification of this invention, the closing means areshown as consisting of a pair of doors, which may be mounted to swing orslide, or one 01 which may be mounted to swing and the other to slide.In the drawing, the. end door is mounted to swing on suitable hingeswhile the side door is mounted to slide on rollers.

The cars may be equipped with'one corner entrance or two diagonallyopposite corner entrance-1 In referring to Figure 6, it will be notedthat adjacent the hinged edge of the door, 1, there is a jamb post 2which constitutes a part of the rigid car end. A second post tiller 3 ispositioned beyond the post 2 and a 2 bar 4 has its web positionedbetween these posts, with one flange lying against the outer surface oithe post 2, and the other flange positioned against the inner surface ofthe post filler 3. A suit-able sheathing 5 or the like forms the closurefor the rigid section of the car end, and beneath this sheathing, areupper and lower gusset plates 6 (Figure 1). Each gusset plate 6 has aflange riveted to the web of the 2 bar a. The upper edge of the upperplate 6 is riveted to the end plate of the car, while the lower edge ofthe lower gusset 6 is riveted to the end sill 17 ot' the car. Thisconstruction produces a strong, rigid and durable end structure forsupporting the hinged end of the door 1, which may be attached theretoby suitable hinges 1 (Figure 1).

The end door 1 has a Z bar 7 attached thereto by one of its flanges. Theweb and other flange oil this 2 bar lit against the post 2 when the dooris in closed position. A post filler 8 is arried by the rear end of thedoor 1, the post fitting within the angle of the Z bar. Upon the frontend of the door 1, there is attached a Z bar 9, the web of whichprojects inwardly and the free flange of which carries a jam-b post 10,(Figures 3 and 6), bolted thereto. The outer rear cornor of the jambpost 10 is rabbeted as indicated at 11 for receiving the front end ofthe side door 12.

Mechanism has been provided for anchoring the end door in closedposition to the top and bottom of the car. This mechanism may also takevarious forms provided it produccs a sufficiently rigid end structure.However, in the present embodiment of this invention, this anchoringmechanism consists of a lower socket member 13 secured to the side andend sill oil the car, an upper socket member 14; (Figures 7 and 8),secured to the side and end plate of the car, upper and lower latchbolts 15 which fit in said socket members, and jaw members that engagethe socket members as will later more fully appear. It will be notedthat the lower socket member 13 is formed on a plate 155 secured to theside sill 16 and the horizontal flange of the angular end sill 17, andis pro- Vided with an outlet channel 18 for the escape of dirt from thesocket.

The locking bolts 15 are normally held in hollow bearings 19 attached tothe end door 1. Each. bearing 19 has a pair of clamping jaws 20 whichtake over the head of the adjacent socket. For this purpose the freeends of the socket members 13 and 14 are respectively provided withsuitable enlargeill) ments 13 and 14 which are formed by laterallyprojecting flanges or portions on the sides of the sockets, producing aform of T- head.

The lower bearing 19 is formed of a casting having a fiange 21 attachedto the door 1, a flange 22 attached to the web of the Z bar 9, and abase portion 23 secured to the horizontal flange 24 of an angle iron 25extending along the lower portion of the door. The upper bearing 19 issimilarly constructed and similarly attached. It will be noted that thesaid horizontal flange 24 is of a suiflcient height to clear the endsill 17 when t-heend door is closed. The sheathing 5, however, extendsbelow such horizontal flange for contacting relation with the verticalflange of the side sill when the end door is in closed position.

The bolts 15 are pivoted to suitable operating rods 26 which may beoperated from 'within the car for locking and unlocking the end door.The manner in which the operating rods 26 may be secured has not beenillustrated since it is contemplated that any wvell known method may beused.

The aforementioned side' door 12 may be constructed of any .suitablematerial. In the present instance, it comprises a pair or lateral Z bars27 between which upright timber planks are secured as shown in Figures 2and 3. The outer flange of the front Z bar 27 wedges under an' inclinedflange 28 on an angle iron 29 secured to the Z bar 9 on the end door.The rear end Z bar of this side door fits in a corresponding angle 30 ofa metal lining 31 Surrounding a portion of. a

post 32 at the rear end of the side door opening. The post 32 issuitably rabbeted upon its forward outer corner to form the angularrecess 30. Obviously, the side door is flush with the side of the car,and it must be so mounted that it can be swung outwardly and slid uponits supporting rollers. IVhile such flush doors and the operatingmechanism therefor are old, we have illustrated in Figures 9 to 14, themechanism for supporting and operating such a door.

In referring to said Figures 9 to 14, it will be noted that the rollertrack converges toward the end of the car where the side door 12 islocated. The side door is sup ported upon the track 33 by a pair of,rollers 34 and the former of which is mountedon a stationary bracket orhanger 36. while the latter is mounted upon a swing- V able hanger orbracket 37 pivoted at its lower end tow the door as indicated at 38.

The mechanism for swinging outwardly is shown in Figures 13 and 14. Thsame comprises a rod 39 rotatably secured to the rear partof the sidedoor by suitable bearing straps 40 and provided with an operating handle41, (Figure 2) at its lower end which may be latched to the door asshown in Figure 2. The upper end of the rod 39 is provided with a crankarm 42 which has a terminal wrist pin 43 engaging in a SlOt 44 of a clipor device 45, having a groove or guideway 46 in which the lower marginof the rail 33 extends. It will readily be apparent, that by rotatingthe rod 39, the door 12 can be swung outwardly beyond its confiningrecess so that it can be operated to open position.

In Figure 15, there is shown a sectional View with the doors 1 and 12 inopen pogition and an automobile being driven into the car through theopening afforded by the said doors.

The opening space afforded by the doors 1 and 12 may have difierentrelative positions'by properly proportioning the doors as shown inFigure 16. In referring to said figure, it will be obvious that the door1 may have the width of the line A,, while the door 12 may have thewidth of the line A or the door 1 may have the width of the line B whilethe door 12 has the width of the line B By a further variation, the enddoor may have the width denoted by the line 0,, while the side door hasthe width denoted by the line C In Figure 16, the widths A, B and C ofthe different openings are substantially the same, adifferent angularityis however afforded by each dilferent arrangement for loading ladingfrom the side platform. Such width may however be changed as de sired.

In Figure 17, there is shown a pair of house cars 47 equipped withcorner entrances having'doors land 12. The cars are posi tioned adjacentaside platform 48 and in dotted lines are shown vehicles 49, some ofwhich are already positioned in the cars while the others are entering.The simplic ity and ease with which these cars can be loaded is obviousfrom thisdisclosure.

In Figure 18, there is shown an island platform .50 with a train of cars51 upon one side having corner entrances in accordparallel trains ofcars 52 and 53, certain cars 1 of which have corner entrances atdiagonally opposite corners. These corner entrances are equipped withthe doors 1 and 12 as prc viously described.

It will be noted that if the cars in the trains 52 and 53 are properlyarranged. the vehicles may be run from one to the other under their ownpower. Of course. it is contemplated that proper bridging from one trainof cars to the other be provided. Thus the vehicles 54 in dotted lines,are shown passing from one train of cars to the other, commonly known asloading. In order to practice this form of loading it ishowever'necessary to provide certain of the cars with corner entrancesat two diagonally opposite corners. 7

When it is desired to load grain in the boX cars, it is necessary toprovide a grain door in connection with the side door 12. For thispurpose a pair of 2 bars 56 (Figure 3) may be applied upon the posts 10and 32 for forming a guideway for receiving the boards or the like thatform the grain door.

It will be appreciated that this invention will greatly facilitate theloading and unloading oi'i vehicles and other bulky matter, and save agreat deal of time and labor. It will also be appreciated that since theend door only occupies a portion of the end of the car and is firmlyanchored to the top and bottom of the car in its closed position, theend of the car will not be materially weakened.

We are aware that many changes may be made, and numerous details ofconstruction may be varied through a wide range without departing fromthe principles of this invention, and we therefore do not purposelimiting the patent granted hereon. otherwise than necessitated by theprior art.

WVe claim as our invention:

1. A house car having a corner entrance, and means for closing saidentrance comprising a section constituting a portion. of an end of thecar and a section constituting a portion of one side of the car. andmeans for releasably securing said sections in substan tial alinementwith the rear end of the car and one side of the car.

2. In a house car having a corner entrance, means for closing saidentrance comprising a section constituting a portion of one end of thecar and a section constituting a por tion of one side of the car, andmeans for releasablyanchoring said sections to the car when the same arein closed position.

3. A house car having a corner entrance, means for closing said entrancecomprising a movable section constituting a portion of an end of the carand a movable section constituting a portion of a side of the car. andmeans for connecting said sections and securing the same in closedposition.

4-. In a house car, a corner construction embodying a pair of doors atright angles to each other. and corner means for securing and anchoringsaid doors in closed position.

5. In a house car, a corner construction comprising a pair ofcooperating doors normally at right angles to each other. one door beingswingable and the other door being slidable. one door carrying a jambfor coaction with the other door, and means for releasably anchoringsaid jamb in door closing position.

6. A house car having a corner entrance of a width to allow a vehicle toenter under its own power, an end door and a side door for closing saidentrance, and a common jamb member for securing said doors in closedposition.

7 In a house car, a corner construction comprising a pair of doors. onedoor being connected to one end of the car, and the other door beingconnected to the side of the car, and jamb means for connecting themeeting ends ofsaid doors.

8. A house car having a corner entrance, a pair of doors for closingsaid entrance, one door being supported upon one end of said car and theother being supported upon one side of" said car, one of said doorshaving a right angled corner.

9. A house car having a corner entrance, a pair of doors for closingsaid entrance, one door being hinged to an end of the car and the otherbeing slidably mounted upon a side of the car, and a iamb carried by onedoor for coacting with the'other door when the same are in closedposition. I r

10. A house car having a corner entrance, a pair o't doors for closingsaid entrance, one door being hinged upon. an end of the car and theother door being slidably mounted upon the adjacent side of the car, anda jamb carried by said hinged door for coaction with the front end ofthe sliding door.

11. A house car having a corner entrance, means for closing saidentrance comprising a hinged door, upper and lower socket members on thecar, bolt sheathes carried by said door and having means for engagingover said socket members, and latch bolts carried by said sheathes forentering said socket members. i

12. A house car having a corner entrance, means for closing saidentrance comprising an end door and a side door, means for anchoring onedoor with respect to the top and bottom of the car. and a jamb carriedby said last mentioned door for supporting the front end of the otherdoor.

13. A house car having a corner entrance means for closing said entrancecomprising a door having a hinged connection with the car, means foranchoring said door with respect to the top and bottom of the carcomprising inter-engaging' members. and latching means for latching saidmembers against lateral movement.

14. A house car having a corner entrance, means for closing saidentrance comprising a section constituting a part of an end of the car,and a section constituting a portion of the adjacent side of the car,means for anchoring one section with respect to the top and bottom ofthe car comprising cooperative members, and latching means for couplingsaid cooperative members against lateral movement.

15. A house car having a corner entrance, a pair of doors for closingsaid entrance, means for anchoring one door to the top and bottom of thecar comprising a pair of c0- operative members adapted to be broughtinto interlocking engagement When said last mentioned door is closed,latch bolts for coupling said members against lateral movement, and a jamb carried by said last mentioned door for receiving the front end ofthe other door.

16. A house car having a corner entrance, means for closing saidentrance comprising a'door hinged to one end of the car and a doorslidably mounted upon one side of the car, a pair of latch bolt bearingshaving projecting claw members carried by said hinged door, headedsocket members carried by the top and bottom of the car and adapted forengagement by said claw members When said hinged door is closed, latchbolts carried by said bearings for engaging said socket members, and ajamb carried by said hinged door for supporting the front end of theside door.

17. A house car having a corner entrance, means for closing saidentrance comprising a door hinged to one end of the car and a doorslidably mounted upon the side of the car, means for anchoring saidhinged door to the top and bottom of the car, means for latching thesame against lateral movement, and a jamb carried by said hinged doorfor forming an abutment for the front .end of the side door.

18. In a house car having a pair of diagonally opposite cornerentrances, a pair of doors for closing each entrance whereby athoroughfare is provided through said car.

19. In a house car having diagonally opposite corner entrances, a pairof doors for closing each entrance, means for anchoring one door of eachpair to the top and bottom of the car, and a jamb post carried by theanchored door for cooperating With the other door.

20. In a house car having diagonally opposite corner entrances, a pairof doors for closing each entrance, one door of each pair constituting aportion of an end of the car, and the other door of each pairconstituting a portion of the side of the car, and means for anchoringone door of each pair to the top and bottom of the car.

21. A house car having a corner entrance, means for closing saidentrance comprising a movable section and means for anchoring saidsection to the top and bottom of the car for forming a part of the carwall.

22. A house car having a corner entrance adapted for admitting vehiclesunder their own power, means for closing said entrance comprising a doorhaving a hinged connection With the wall of the car, and cooperatingmeans on said door and upon the top and bottom part of the car foranchoring said door in closed position for forming a part of the carWall.

In testimony whereof We have hereunto subscribed our names.

AXEL VVASBERG. WILLIAM W. DARROW.

